Art
How the Face of Rio de Janeiro Radically Changed Over Five Centuries
A new digital atlas, imagineRio, reveals how the city’s urban evolution has unfolded from its 16th century roots to the present day.
Urban Planning
Books
The Making of the Modern Latin American Metropolis
A new book explores the impact of rapid growth and industrialization on six major Latin American cities.
Art
A Grassroots “Google Street View” Supports Community-Building Efforts in Detroit
A mobile mapping station being developed by a team in the Master's Urban Planning department at Lawrence Technical University, wants to help residents of embattled neighborhoods.
Art
Efficient Roadway or Gridlocked Nightmare? The Choice is Yours in this Highway Engineering Game
Freeways by Justin Smith is an urban planning simulator where players construct complex highway systems while avoiding traffic jams.
Art
The Heroes and Villains of New York's Changing Cityscape
There once was a time when the resistance movements of New York pushed back against the regimenting, state-sponsored programs known as “urban renewal.”
Art
How Zoning Laws Shaped New York City Over the Last Century
The Museum of the City of New York explores how a century of zoning code in New York City has influenced the built environment of today.
Interview
Retracing a Lifetime of Urban Activism Through Jane Jacob's Last Interview
"The kind of planning for a city that would really work would be a sort of informed, intelligent improvisation, which is what most of our planning in life is in any case," said Jane Jacobs in a 1962 interview with Mademoiselle, conducted just after the 1961 publication of her influential The Death a
Art
Trying to Plan a Future Detroit Without Leaving the Past Behind
DETROIT — I didn't know what to expect as I prepared for the first evening of Ideas City Detroit on April 25.
Art
A Portrait of a Chinese Ghost Town on the Verge of New Life
The district of Kangbashi in Inner Mongolia, China, is famous for its emptiness.
In Brief
Archaeologist Discovers Ancient Mayan City Built on a Grid
If you've ever found yourself lost in Manhattan, you know that city grids are a beautiful thing.
Art
Finding People in Los Angeles's Urban Sprawl
The photographer Patrick Gookin recently explored the psychological ramifications of car culture in a series called LA by Car.
Art
Urban Solutions for the World in 2030
Around the world people are rapidly moving to cities in an incredible manifestation of consolidated growth. The Museum of Modern Art's Uneven Growth is the culmination of a 14-month initiative to address developing problems in six of those cities by involving the communities most impacted.